Sam Crowell Richard
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Sam Crowell Richard
@SamCRichard
CRO at ngrok. fmr OpenView and Dispatch


Quantization can make an LLM 4x smaller and 2x faster, with barely any quality loss. But what *is* it? @samwhoo crafted a beautiful interactive essay explaining it from first principles, aimed at coders, not mathematicians. ngrok.com/blog/quantizat…



Ngl I think there is something kind of sinister about showcasing moms who are actively struggling through the early and notoriously-often-very-difficult-especially-if-you-are-undersupported stages of motherhood in a piece supposedly about "parental regret."


Was lucky enough to meet @samwhoo last year and even more lucky to bring him onboard @ngrokHQ to write beautiful, well-considered things. Looking for someone who can help keep that high bar in video. Suggestions for devs who like to produce video content would be appreciated!


One of the most impressive things I've ever seen, just completely incomprehensible, is Alex Honnold doing this famous section of El Capitan ("The Boulder Problem") during his free solo. It's ~V7 difficulty, ~2000 feet in the air. The holds are so tiny. Makes me sweat watching it.















